Meet some of the stars of the Parade of Perfection Sale lineup! For more information, visit http://www.holsteinworld.com/catalogs10/ParadeOfPerfection/

Lot 9 – Sonnek BLT Double Dipped-ET
3/4/08
Bolton x Sonnek Shottle Arcadia

Lot 21 – Comco Roy Spears (VG-89)
Due 4/2/10 to Jasper
Roy x Ouriver Gibson Britny (VG-89)

Lot 90 – Butz-Butler Dundee Joy-ET
Due 6/1/10 to Sanchez
Dundee x Lingle Durham Joan (EX-93)

Lot 99 – BKB Goldwyn August-ET
b. 3/5/08
Goldwyn x Shoremar S Alicia-ET (3E-97)

**Check back later for more heifer pictures — they are still drying off from morning washing!

An eye-opening event for two World girls!
Kathleen O’Keefe and I have been put on assignment this week to help get ready for Saturday’s Parade of Perfection Sale, and what a week it’s been so far. Working “behind the scenes” in preparing for a sale like this is not only interesting, but fast-paced and exciting. From organizing health papers, to reading ear tattoos….to calling for updates, running to the airport to pick up sales staff…to printing invoices and making supply runs…it’s all a part of making sure things go smoothly on Saturday. The Butlerview Parade of Perfection Sale events will begin on Friday, February 26th. From 4:00-8:00pm, there will be cattle viewing and a complimentary ribeye/fish fry dinner, followed by the 10:00am start of the Parade Sale on Saturday, February 27th, featuring some 150 lots. Sale updates will be posted this week on www.holsteinworld.com and you can also find the catalog online at http://www.holsteinworld.com/catalogs10/ParadeOfPerfection/.

We’ll keep posting pictures as the week goes on – but here are a few looks at some of the early work going into this week’s big event in Elkhorn, Wisconsin.

Sara Hodgins sent us these photos from the Hodglynn Farms Open House & Tag Sale going on this week in Kincardine, Ontario!

Russel Bennet, Barclay Phoenix and Bert Stewart

Kingsway Jasper Ashanti – A Winter Yearling from a VG-88 Maternal Sister to Terrason Allie

Corey Rae, Kevin Doebriner and Kim Rietveld

Shottle x Gen-I-Beq Goldwyn Saby All NY-Sr.2yr

Dappledale HH Red Aylssa (Redliner x KHW Regiment Ariel full sis. to Apple)

Summer Yrlg.  – Kingsway Miami Heat

A Jr Yrlg. for ’10 – Dreamcrest Goldwyn Frangelico (From Fran Family) Nominated All-Canadain 2009

Quality-Ridge Storm Haze – Full Sister to Stormi Hazel

Adam Hodgins and Bert Stewart

The Hodglynn Holsteins display

Co-founders of Transamerica Genetics (TAG) Patrice Simard and Alan Bryson were part of the TAG team in attendance at last week’s World Ag Expo in Tulare, CA. Their booth, combined with Androgenics, featured a wealth of information on their sire lineup, including genomic tested sires that are part of the TAG –G holstein, Red-TAG Series, TAG Jersey lineup and the Podium Performance lineup, all trademarks exclusive to TAG & Androgenics Inc.

For more information, visit www.transamericagenetics.com.

Brian & Mary Olbrich of Holbric Holsteins in Harvard, IL, are excited to announce the arrival of a beautiful baby girl – Peyton Brianna!! She was born Monday, Feb. 15th at 4:57 p.m. and weighed a healthy 8 lbs 10 oz, and was 21.5 inches long. Peyton will have fun growing up on the farm with big sister, Morgan, and little brother, Adam. The family is doing well and enjoying getting to know Baby Peyton!

Congratulations from Holstein World and the rest of your Holstein family

Randy Blodgett reports a great crowd is on hand for the CTPI Sale today in Lebanon, PA. Here are some high prices so far – keep refreshing, new ones will be added.

Lot 1 $28,000
Lot 2 $10,500
lot 3 $15,500
lot 4 $10,500
lot 5 $7,500
lot 6 $6,500
lot 7 $5200
lot 8  $8,500
lot 9  $4,950
lot 10 $5,700
lot  11 $6,100
lot 12  $19,000
lot 13  $5,300
lot 14 $5,100
lot 17 $6,900
lot 18 $4,000
lot 19 $3,000
lot 20 $3,000
lot 21  $3,700
lot 23  $3,550
lot 24  $2,050
lot 25 $4,000
lot 28 $4,100
lot 29 $5,000
lot 31  $5,100
lot 33  $5,000

Randy Blodgett is in Lebanon, PA, today for the CTPI Sale and he sent us some pictures of the line-up sale managers, Daniel Brandt and Landis Marketing, have put together. For the complete sale catalog click here and check back later for a report from the sale!

It’s time for today’s episode of Western DairyBusiness TV featuring reporter, Bill Baker!

Our DairyLine Radio host has stepped away from the recording booth and gone in front of the video camera to get some great coverage of this year’s World Ag Expo from Tulare, CA. Video from the first day of the Expo has now been uploaded to the DairyBusiness Channel on YouTube – www.youtube.com/DairyBusiness.

Highlights of video from Day 1:

- Message from Paula Meabon of DMI regarding the ‘Fuel Up to Play 60′ campaign that partners dairy farmers with the NFL to spread the positive message of dairy consumption
- Feature spot on one of the Expo’s Top 10 new products: Magswitch – a super powerful magnet that can be turned off and on
- Doug Maddox, Holstein USA, & Syp Vander Dussen, Milk Producers Council, talk about Supply Management
- Larry Stallard, AgTrition, talks about vitamins and trace minerals being infused in livestock drinking water
- Keith Bolsen talks about SiloStop, an oxygen barrier film that protects silage bunkers and piles from spoilage

Stay tuned the rest of this week for more from the show!

Holstein World’s Frank Putman traveled up to Quebec last week to visit Ferme Blondin. Below are photos of some of the outstanding animals he found in this great herd, which is having a sale on May 29th.

Safari Kelly Goldwyn (VG-89) -  Grand Champion QC International Show 2009

22-month-old Toystory from Brasilia X Barbie – 10 days fresh!

Dessauges Chapter Gina (VG-88) – A 4-year-old for 2010

Two Sanchez daughters of Calbrett Goldwyn Lyndsey (VG-87 @ 2y.) from Lila Z

Blondin Talent Salena (VG-87 @2y) from the Supra family

Blondin Bolton Diva (VG 2 yrs) from the All-Canadian nominee Pierstein Leadoff Debora (EX 2E)

Windcroft Terrason Iva (VG-88)- 3rd Jr 3 at QC International Show, 2nd at Kemptville Show. Due in July 2010

A group of 1st calf heifers at the farm, sired by Affirmed-Bolton-Starfire

Group of 1st calf heifers by Bambam-Dundee-Toystory

More views of the herd: